Comic 421 - That was an oops..

Comments:

"Tech index" seems to imply a sort of "tech tree" where technologies in an index are at the same level of the tree. I find the idea interesting just because I think it would be really tricky to describe in-universe. Although it would be easier from an advanced perspective - hindsight is 20/20 and all that.

Now I'm imagining the Civilization II science advisor breaking the fourth wall by talking about the trade-offs of sub-trees. ("If we tame elephants now, in a millennium we can build tanks!")